News Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Animated Series

[mdtauk]

So it seems IGN are reporting as fact, the next new Star Trek series will be Animated by CBS Eye Productions, and will be called Lower Decks.

Mike McMahan a Writer and Exec Producer from Rick and Morty will be overseeing the show. He also runs the unofficial TNG Series 8 twitter account, which landed him a book deal.

"I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end.’ His cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed"

https://uk.ign.com/articles/2018/10...imated-comedy-series-coming-to-cbs-all-access

 

[Mudd]

From StarTrek.com

CBS All Access has set phasers to funny with the announcement today that they’ve given a two-season commitment to Star Trek: Lower Decks, an animated comedy from Emmy Award-winner Mike McMahan. The show, which will be produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, will follow the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least-important ships. CBS Eye Animation Productions is CBS Television Studios’ new animation arm.

Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin of Secret Hideout and Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth and Katie Krentz of Roddenberry Entertainment will serve as executive producers alongside McMahan, who is best known for Rick and Morty and has written the upcoming Harry Mudd-centric installment of Star Trek: Short Treks. Aaron Baiers, who brought McMahan to the project, will serve as a co-executive producer.

"Mike won our hearts with his first sentence: ‘I want to do a show about the people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator so a banana can come out the other end,” executive producer Alex Kurtzman said. “His cat’s name is Riker. His son’s name is Sagan. The man is committed. He’s brilliantly funny and knows every inch of every Trek episode, and that’s his secret sauce: he writes with the pure, joyful heart of a true fan. As we broaden the world of Trek to fans of all ages, we’re so excited to include Mike’s extraordinary voice.”

“As a life-long Trekkie, it’s a surreal and wonderful dream come true to be a part of this new era of Star Trek,” executive producer Mike McMahan said. “While Star Trek: Lower Decks is a half-hour, animated show at its core, it’s undeniably Trek – and I promise not to add an episode at the very end that reveals the whole thing took place in a training program.”

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

I refuse to let anyone tell me I shouldn't be excited for this!

 

[Ovation]

I refuse to let anyone tell me I shouldn't be excited for this!

Ok. But you shouldn’t be excited for this.

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

What's most heartwarming for me is that we're getting such great nerd-success stories. Kirsten's journey from writing tie-ins to eventually creating a series for THE PICARD, and now we have a guy who had a great twitter idea (@TNG_s8 is hilarious, btw) which led to a book deal and now he's creating his own series!

 

[mdtauk]

Please could someone close and delete this thread.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Tuvix it with the other one!

 

[Tuskin38]

Tuvix it with the other one!

But what will its combined name be?

 

[KirkusOveractus]

But what will its combined name be?

Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Animated Series, Now With Twice The Absorbency!

 

[The Old Mixer]

Closing but not deleting, as the latter is generally against board policy (spambots notwithstanding).